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What are the consequences of rising college costs?

How is the rising cost of college tuition affecting the way graduates look for jobs, fit into the economy and try to innovate?

Being in your 20s used to mean experimenting, trying new things, travel, innovation. But if students are graduating with tens of thousands of dollars of debts, what's the cost to their futures?

MPR News host Kerri Miller led a roundtable discussion on the cost of college tuition with Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, founder of the People of Color Career Fair, Trey Williams, director of TRIO/Student Support Services at Carleton College, and Isaac Jahraus, president of Lead MN.